Chapter 121: Temporary Tour Guide
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The trading market in the civilian area spans hundreds of meters, zigzags, this is a gathering place of antique small commercial streets and antique streets, there is also a tea trading market on the south side, so almost all the shops passing by are flat top floors, the civilians who are assigned here, in order to have more hope of having a full meal, also invariably take out the luggage that they carry with them to sell to the base, in addition to food and other necessities, other things are sold at very low prices, even to the point that they dare not think about it.
What brand-name bags, what high-end luxury clothing and accessories, air conditioners, refrigerators, pressure cookers, etc...... The low price is almost a few steamed buns, only a few commodities have higher prices, such as famous cigarettes and wine, this thing can be said to be spiritual food, the rich area is lacking this thing, basically a little high-grade tobacco and alcohol can not be seen in the civilian exchange, occasionally see a few stalls on a little cigarette and alcohol, and soon be coaxed clean by people who live a little richer, after all, these things are indispensable whether they are the horses of the big forces in the rich area, or keep them as their own spiritual food! Air conditioners and refrigerators and other high-power electrical appliances are almost unusable, and the only three-hour power supply per day is also set a quota, and the power will be cut off immediately after 2o watts.
The price of high-end perfume and famous watches is also relatively high, those women in the red light district who are flamboyant and begging for life, all need to dress up well, high-end perfume is naturally essential, in the case of water shortage, it may not be possible to take a bath once in two weeks, so you can only use perfume to cover up the fishy smell afterwards, fortunately, the price of perfume is not so outrageous before the end of the world, basically two or three catties of rice can buy a bottle of Chanel No. 5 high-end perfume brand, and watches, especially mechanical watches, for hunting, It is very useful for the commander of the strict card time, and it is also a scarce item, in addition, the price of famous teas such as Maojian and Da Hong Pao before the rain is also at least 20 catties of rice.
Whether it is before the end of the world, or after the end of the world, the practical items that are conducive to the survival and reproduction of human beings are always the most precious, the most valuable, the so-called luxury goods and entertainment products for enjoyment, will eventually withdraw from the stage of history step by step in the increasingly tense survival, and human values will also return to the most simple, the most primitive, the most practical place.
Lin Hong walked and stopped along the way, it can be said that the old landlord who was swollen in his wallet, undisguised and arrogant along the way, he took the trouble to ask the price of the materials when he walked to a place, and those lifeless shopkeepers saw the golden glitter in Lin Hong's half-open money bag, and suddenly came to the spirit, one by one, red faces, excited hands to introduce their goods to Lin Hong, eyes were a little red with excitement, and almost couldn't help but get into Lin Hong's money bag, but Lin Hong just squinted, didn't buy it for a long time, the seller was in a hurry, sweating profusely, and obviously saw that the fat was in front of him, but Lin Hong didn't eat it softly and hard, and after asking all the prices clearly, he turned around and left.
Although there are many merchants who see Lin Hong soft and hard and don't eat, it seems that they want to shop around, and they are anxious to reduce the price again and again, and some even drop it by half, Lin Hong pouted, and no longer stayed, your sister, sure enough, there is no treachery, and you make so much money after half of it, and at first you planned to sell it to me directly at full price, really when Lao Tzu is Kaizi, let you cheat casually? !
Lin Hong spared a big circle, standing in the middle of the road in a daze, and didn't know where to go, although the trading market in the slum area is not as good as the rich area, which has become a large-scale luxury auction place and trading area, and the materials are also very short, and you can hardly see any valuable rare treasures, but the victory is in the variety, and almost the whole people participate, the materials are everything, and most of the sellers are non-business owners, for a bite of steamed buns, the price can be pressed to make you unbelievable Cheng dΓΉ, it can be said, As long as there is enough food or gold, this is a shopping paradise.
But in the last days, how many people are like Lin Hong, who have almost endless gold in their pockets?
The roads on both sides of the road are cleaned regularly, and every inch of the pebble ground is almost wiped with a rag one by one, smooth and translucent, dusty, there is no fallen leaves on the roadside, the snow is neatly piled up at the bottom of the yellow branch of the plane tree on the side of the road, the cleaner is also a job quota assigned by the military, the salary is pitiful, but it can definitely manage the full, I don't know how many former social elites and millionaires, squeezed their heads and tried their best to get a place, even if they got it, they must be conscientious, Thousands of pairs of eyes staring at it directly, once you are not careful, someone will come up to replace you at any time, and the cleaners will carefully come out every hour to carefully sweep the road, leaving no traces of dirty mess, so as not to be reported by someone with a heart and lose your job.
There are very few pedestrians on the street, obviously the trading market in the civilian area is not very hot, Lin Hong walked for more than an hour, Rao is combat effectiveness has reached twenty times the ability of ordinary people, and still feels that the soles of the feet hurt from shopping, and finally summed up a conclusion with a bitter face, shopping is really not something that men should do, to Lin Hong's surprise, there was a small stall selling wontons on the side of the road, with three or five small tables sporadically, but there was no guest, steaming and steaming, The cook lady is a young woman with a curvy figure, looking at her posture and figure, she has a score of 85 points, Lin Hong noticed the pedestrians around her, and she didn't look at the wonton stall here, and her footsteps passed by in a hurry.
Lin Hong was surprised for a while, it stands to reason that stalls are absolutely not allowed on the streets, and the soldiers who come and go on patrol will strictly implement the order to clean the streets, but this wonton stall has become an exception, it has been placed here generously, and the patrol soldiers who come and go seem to be accustomed to it, and they do not come to look for trouble, but patrol by as usual, without squinting.
Obviously, the forces behind this small wonton stand are not something that ordinary people can afford to provoke.
Lin Hong thought it was very interesting, he had money in his pocket, his waist was straight, he sat down, and shouted with a big prick in his voice: "Boss, come to three bowls of wontons." β
The proprietress didn't react much, and after hearing Lin Hong's shout, Shi Shiran walked over from behind, although her voice was flat, but it had a magnetic voice that had been trained for a long time in the later period: "The wontons are only filled with canned sardines, a bowl of twenty, a bowl of five catties of rice, a total of fifteen catties of rice, or 15o grams of gold." Pay first for your troubles......"
After Lin Hong listened to the proprietress finish speaking, he was stunned, I bought a watch last year, a bowl of chaos is so expensive, if you replace it according to the same amount of rice price before the end of the world, the price is not very high, but now it is different, two or two meters can make an adult man fill his stomach, who can afford to eat it for the poor who are struggling on the food and clothing line? A bowl is the price of five catties of rice, my obedient ......
No wonder no one dared to come, this is not eating wontons at all, it is bloodletting......
The proprietress is in her early thirties, with a bumpy figure, in addition to some calluses in her hands because of long-term hard work, she is not bad, but she is wearing a tattered plaid coat, and her cheesy dress is worse than that of a peasant woman in the countryside to cover her beautiful face, and her nails are still spitting colorful nail polish, Lin Hong always feels as if she has seen this young woman on TV, but Lin Hong, who has never watched TV series, is too lazy to remember the names of celebrities, Lin Hong continued to ask: "In addition to wontons, are there other ones for sale?" β
The young woman's trolley also had a lot of mid-grade snacks such as cigarettes, alcohol and melon seeds, she put the melon seeds in her hand on the table, lifted the lid of the steaming pot with her orchid fingers, and said to Lin Hong blandly without looking back: "A bowl of beef noodles is three catties of rice, fritters and soybean milk are two catties of rice, and tea eggs are two catties of rice." β
Nima, tea egg ......
Why do you hear these three words, there is an inexplicable sense of joy, before the end of the world, boring people hype tea eggs, saying that it is the local tyrant who can afford to eat tea eggs, where can they think that after the end of the world, the one who can eat the tea eggs is the real local tyrant, a tea egg two catties of rice, you change someone to take the tea egg appetizer to try? Lin Hong felt that it was necessary to show off and make a real local tyrant payment.
"Hmm...... In addition to three bowls of ravioli, bring me four more tea eggs...... Appetizer! Lin Hong took out three glittering gold coins from his pocket and slapped them on the table, the proprietress looked at Lin Hong with some surprise, accepted the gold coins without saying anything, and then turned around and busily cooked wontons, and the water was steamy.
On the wonton stall on the huge street, Lin Hong sat alone, throwing out three gold coins in one go, the appearance of wealth and wealth made people secretly disdainful in their hearts, there is really a lot of money and nowhere to spend, how many rice steamed buns can be exchanged for three gold coins, you can eat it in three months, and now I only eat a few bowls of wontons, a loser, a loser!
However, they only slandered in their hearts, few dared to face Lin Hong, and the small peasant thoughts that accompanied them in the depths of their hearts were a little shorter in front of the rich people, bending over and looking sideways, avoiding them from a distance, without the slightest eye contact, but those stall sellers in the distance, one by one, were heartbroken, Lin Hong had bought nothing from their small shop before, and now the money was used to eat wontons, and when he thought of a good opportunity to make money and food and clothing passed in vain in front of him, there was really no place to cry.
"Boss, bring me a tea egg."
A very familiar honest voice sounded in his ears, Lin Hong turned around in surprise, and just saw Chef Wei with a sincere smile on his face, scratching the back of his head and standing in front of the proprietress a little helplessly, his voice trembled a little, and a big man's face turned red, staring at the figure of the busy proprietress with a fascinated face.
"Chef Wei! This way! β
Chef Wei turned around a little puzzled, and when he saw Lin Hong, his eyes lit up, and he said in surprise: "Huh? Boss Lin, why are you here? When did it come? β
Lin Hong showed a teasing smile on his face and said, "I've always been here, but you've been staring at others, and a big man like me can't get into your eyes of course anymore." β
Chef Wei's face turned red, he sat opposite Lin Hong awkwardly, and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, why did Boss Lin suddenly come here to eat?" The ravioli and pasta here are expensive. β
"Even if it's more expensive, it's worth it." Lin Hong couldn't see that this Chef Wei was infatuated with the proprietress, but the proprietress had never looked at him with his eyes, although Chef Wei was sitting next to Lin Hong, but he was in a hurry, and he was half-hearted when he said this to Lin Hong, and he unconsciously turned his head to look at the proprietress.
After that, the proprietress came up with steaming wontons, and by the way, Chef Wei's tea eggs were also carefully wrapped in oiled paper, and gently handed to Chef Wei, the proprietress 's gentle movements obviously also had such a meaning for Chef Wei, otherwise it would not be so careful, Chef Wei grinned innocently, took out a well-preserved pack of compressed biscuits from his arms, handed it to the proprietress, and said: "The compressed biscuits that our boss gave me a few days ago are two and a half catties of rice, so take this as a gold mortgage." β
The proprietress shook her head, didn't accept it, handed the compressed biscuits to Chef Wei again, and said softly in a low voice: "Brother Wei, don't come here in the future, the price of a bowl of wontons is too expensive, it's not something you can afford, you have so many brothers to raise now, change more food, today's tea eggs are counted in my account, you ...... Don't come in the future! β
Chef Wei suddenly panicked, opened his mouth helplessly, like a child who had done something wrong, and asked dryly: "Qiqi, I, did I do something wrong, you, don't say that, I will definitely be able to get more supplies in the future, and I can come to you to eat every day when the time comes, and when that day I am really rich and powerful, I will take you over and raise you together." β
The proprietress trembled, her eyes were red, and finally she shook her head and said, "I'm an old woman, why are you persistent?" According to your conditions, save more food in your hands, and when the time comes, you can still ask for a young and beautiful wife to follow you, don't waste so much on me...... It's not worth it. β
Without waiting for Chef Wei to say anything, the proprietress was a little excited, and went straight back to the back of the trolley, lit an inferior cigarette, and took a few puffs in an attempt to calm down the agitated heart, Chef Wei cried with a face, this expression does not need to be described, Lin Hong saw it in the mirror when he was out of love before, it seems that Chef Wei really likes this proprietress very much, otherwise he would not have taken the only grain to buy a dispensable tea egg, just to create a chance to meet.
Lin Hong diverted the topic and asked: "By the way, Lao Wei, I made money in the trading market for half a day today, I didn't find any of the shops I wanted to find, it's too chaotic here, and there is no reasonable division of the shop pΓΉ categories, it is completely scattered self-employed, you know about this aspect, take me around after eating, I want to buy some communicator batteries and go to the blacksmith shop to have a look, by the way, if you know about the black market, I also want to take this line." β
Chef Wei shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Boss Lin, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I really don't know much about this industry, and our brothers rarely come to the trading market to wander around...... Don't hide it from Boss Lin, in fact, we even use homemade weapons when we go out to rob, how can we who sell guns and cannons in the black market have access to those honest croppers? β
Lin Hong frowned and asked, "So, there is no way to catch the black market now?" β
"Who says no! Binh Duong base know-it-all is me, no matter what difficult questions you have, you can ask me! β
As described in all novels, Lin Hong's protagonist aura seems to be unconsciously opened, just when he needed help, he suddenly jumped out of an unfamiliar female voice, listening to the confident voice, obviously has a certain confidence, if he really wants to sleep, he will send a pillow, Lin Hong and Chef Wei saw that the owner of the voice was sitting opposite the two of them with a big grin, and a small table was suddenly occupied by three people.
Lin Hong's face was strange, and he said with a contemptuous face: "Little sister, don't talk big, how old are you, dare to say that you are a jack of all trades?" Even the black market has people? β
Sitting in front of Lin Hong was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, neatly tied with a long ponytail on the back of her head, wearing a half-cut gray short T-shirt, exposing her white tender and flat lower abdomen without any scruples, her lower body was a pair of washed white plaid breeches, and she was wearing a pair of black leather boots that were obviously one size larger on her feet. Good girl, the most eye-catching thing is that the girl's chest is completely inconsistent with the age of the two white rabbits about to come out, condescending and even can see an amazing slippery.
Could it be ...... Is this the legendary child-faced giant X?
Lin Hong felt that his nostrils were itchy, there was a hot breath stirring, and nosebleeds might flow out at any time, but Lin Hong was no longer the first brother of the year, and his concentration was not small, so he tried to look at the freckles on the girl's face calmly, trying to suppress the restless feeling, and raised his head to look at the girl's face, the boiling blood in Lin Hong's heart was finally extinguished, although the girl's fifteen or sixteen-year-old figure was hot and plump, but the freckles on the face were full of holes that dotted the original fair and delicate face, which suddenly destroyed the beauty. It makes people feel the magic and balance of the Creator.
But think about it, if the girl has a hot body, a childlike face, and no flaws in her face, I'm afraid she would have been forcibly wrapped up by the big forces in those rich areas, and where can she still meet on the street?
The girl patted her chest proudly, and the soft and smooth huge jade rabbit was abused and swayed, almost making people sink their eyes into it, Lin Hong felt that his concentration was still not enough, so he heard the girl say: "Uncle, don't worry, although you see that although I am very young, my little brother is so much, and my memory is not comparable to ordinary people, as long as I read it once, I will never forget, whether you want to find a store or low-priced goods, I can find it for you, as for the black market you said." β¦β¦ Although I don't have any connections, I know where and how they trade, and I'm 90% sure that you will be connected to them! β
Big...... Uncle......
Lin Hong was so called Lei Shen and tender, he subconsciously touched his face, the appearance of twenty-five or sixteen years old is strictly speaking, he is already an uncle-level cunzii, but being directly called uncle by such a big girl, Lin Hong can't bear the gap from his brother to his uncle directly, you must know that even Xiaoshi is obediently called brother!
"Don't worry! I'll be your tour guide, so you can put a hundred and twenty hearts! If you don't succeed, you don't need money! The girl added confidently, the fragrance of the wontons came to her face, the girl swallowed hard, her eyes stared at the three bowls of steaming wontons in front of Lin Hong, and her eyes did not squint longingly.
Listening to the girl's unpretentious voice and confident confidence, Lin Hong and Chef Wei glanced at each other, vaguely feeling that what the girl said was credible, Lin Hong glanced at a group of little boys with dirty faces in the distance, and looked at here with eager and timid eyes.
Chef Wei said to Lin Hong: "Boss, I've seen this girl a few times, pulling a group of little kids to do some small jobs like brokers, intermediaries, etc., taking some small profits halfway, or being a tour guide for the new survivors, but you can make some money, these children are small and big, and some are capable." β
Lin Hong nodded and said: "Little girl, I'll test you first, if you pass guΓ², I will officially hire you as my tour guide, your salary or something, you just mention it, as long as it's not too much, I won't bargain." β
The girl's eyes lit up suddenly, and she said happily: "Just ask!" If you can't answer, I don't have the ability, and I don't have the face to be a tour guide! β
Lin Hong secretly pointed to the proprietress of the wonton stall and asked the girl, "Tell me first, what is the identity of this proprietress?" Why is it not controlled to set up stalls here, and what forces are behind it? β
The girl grinned, her freckled face suddenly showed a confident dimple, and said proudly: "Uncle, if you ask others, they may not know, but if you ask me, it is definitely the right person, and I also know gossip that many people don't know!" β
"This woman's name is Deng Yuanyuan, she was originally a smash hit diva, her masterpieces are all well-known songs, and the group of men and fan girls in our school all skipped class to go to the concert in order to listen to a concert, such as "You Drink My Forgetfulness Water", "Love is a Pit Everywhere", "Eight Women Also Have Spring" and so on...... After the virus broke out, she was rescued by the military's search and rescue team with her rumored boyfriend, and then the rumored boyfriend was unfortunately infected with the T virus and became a zombie, and he said goodbye after a bullet, and then in order to survive, he volunteered to become a junior of a staff officer of the military, and was wrapped up for a few months, and then smoked and drank heavily, his skin was wrinkled, his figure was gone, and his voice was hoarse from smoking, and the staff officer quickly got tired of playing, so he drove her far away, out of sight and out of mind, and gave her some supplies, I opened a wonton stall here, obviously the business is not very good......" The girl said with a big grin, Chef Wei obviously knew about this for a long time, his face was not very good-looking, his clenched fists were on his knees, his joints were a little white, but there was a helpless wry smile on his face.
"Is the staff officer who wrapped her up before very powerful?" Lin Hong asked thoughtfully.
To be honest, Lin Hong has also heard the name Deng Yuanyuan, TV often reports some scandals, the private lives of these stars are not very scrupulous, Lin Hong is also not very interested in this female diva who broke the news at the age of sixteen, but no matter how people used to be, now she is just a poor woman, plus she and Chef Wei also have that meaning, but for some reason they can't be together, if they can, Lin Hong is also willing to intervene to help.
I have to say that Deng Yuanyuan, a woman, is also very smart, knowing that although the man he is attached to is tired of playing with her, and casually playing a little material will keep her away, out of sight and out of mind, but she also understands that this does not mean that she has really been free, once she really follows other men, I am afraid that the staff officer will have a psychological opinion, men, they all have a selfish idea, even if it is a woman I am tired of, I don't allow other men to be contaminated, that feeling is like bringing a green hat, Especially for powerful people in the military, a woman who is tired of playing with the poor of the inferior class is tantamount to a slap in the face, once Deng Yuanyuan does this, I am afraid that even the only source of materials for survival will be gone, and it may also lead to retaliation one after another.
In contrast, it is better to die than to live, although every time I go to ask for supplies, I suffer from white eyes and layers of deductions, but I can't starve to death, once I go out and follow Chef Wei, how much will the subordinates who want to please the staff officer take action against them? Comparing and considering the two, it is reasonable for Deng Yuanyuan to reject Chef Wei's infatuation again and again.
"Big or not is relative, but if that staff officer wants to kill someone in the slums, it's still very simple! By the way, that staff officer is called Xue Mingyi, huh...... Behind his back, everyone calls him Xue Fat, and I've seen it, chubby is like the landlord's old wealth, more like a yo-yo, and I don't know how thick the layer of fat is all over my body......" The girl said with a big sting.
"Fat Xue?!" Lin Hong was dumbfounded for a while, and suddenly came to mind that when he just entered the base, the big fat man who nodded flatteringly was not at all related to the landlord and old wealth in the mouth of the girl just now, and later confirmed several times that it was his own, Lin Hong only had a wry smile on his face, the world is really small.
Lin Hong patted Chef Wei on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, when you come to the base, you also saw Fat Xue, I'll give you more strings, and the chances of you succeeding are still very good!" β
Chef Wei stood up with emotion and said excitedly: "Boss Lin, if you can really succeed, my life will be in your hands!" When the time comes, even if I block the eye-catching, I won't blink my eyes! β
The girl happily invited the merit and said, "How is it?" I've got some skills, right? β
"Very good, it seems that you really have two brushes, okay, I'll hire you as my professional tour guide now." Lin Hong nodded and said, "You can first tell me what kind of reward you want." β
"Uncle, you are so rich, you even buy four tea eggs in one go, you definitely don't care about this little money, I also have several younger brothers to raise, not much, how about ten catties of rice?" The girl said with a smile on her face, as if she didn't care, but the eyelashes that trembled slightly at the corners of her eyes because of nervousness betrayed her apprehension and unquiet heart.
"! Girl, you're too ruthless in collecting money, aren't you? My old Wei brought so many men, ten catties of rice is enough for twenty of us to save food and spend three days! With this spare time, it is better for me to use my brothers to search one by one, and I don't believe that there is no way to find the shops and the black market exchanges. As soon as Chef Wei heard the price, he immediately became anxious and refused.
"Oops...... The price is all over the place, and you can pay it back by sitting on the ground! If you think it's expensive, you can negotiate the price! The girl was careful and her liver jumped, and she secretly said that the price was a little too high, her face was slightly red, and she couldn't help but stick out her tongue, waiting for Lin Hongyan, who had not spoken, secretly considering her own bottom price, and at the worst, she would need two catties of rice, and she and her mother had a week's food subsidy.
Who knew that Lin Hong didn't plan to make a counteroffer at all, so he nodded directly and said neatly: "Deal!" β
Not only Chef Wei, but even the girl was a little stunned and widened her apricot eyes, and then confirmed that she had heard correctly, her excited little face flushed, and her heart was called an excitement, haha, she was wronged, she was really a big boss, ten catties of rice, my good girl, if you save money, plus the subsidy of relief food, you can survive for a month!!
"Old Wei, you can eat this bowl of wontons." Lin Hong was also embarrassed to eat three bowls of wontons alone in front of Chef Wei, pushed one bowl and handed it to Chef Wei, and handed the other bowl to the girl, the girl's face was incredulous, she looked at the wontons in front of her blankly, the hot aroma was in her nose, and her little stomach suddenly gurgled out, she swallowed her saliva and said, "This ...... Is it really for me? β
"Insiders, everyone has a share." Lin Hong said.
The girl couldn't wait to scoop out a thin-skinned wonton, the monkey was anxious to stuff it into her mouth, and she bit down, the fragrance of sardine meat filling suddenly permeated between her mouth, and the long-lost meat smell almost made her cry, and after swallowing it reluctantly, she blew hot air and drank a big mouthful of thick soup, and then she didn't eat much, but looked at it from afar, timidly didn't dare to approach, a dirty little boy who drooled vigorously beckoned, and saw his eldest sister greeting, they dared to come forward timidly, Each of them is very shy and cramped, as if an elementary school student is being punished, and they line up with their hands behind their backs and their heads down.
The girl picked out the tea egg with chopsticks, stayed it for herself, and then brought out the steaming wonton noodles, and said to this group of dirty little children: "Everyone eats two, dog eggs, you just have a cold, and your body is weak, so eat three." β
This group of little boys has a dirty face, swallowing saliva and looking at the wontons, being attracted by the aroma that has long been unable to walk, as soon as they heard the big sister open their mouths, several little children suddenly let out a cheer, one by one from childhood to adulthood ate two wontons, reluctant to chew, reluctant to swallow, chirp, after eating, one by one drank a large mouthful of thick soup, the little face is satisfied.
Lin Hong watched quietly on the side, he never thought that a bowl of wontons could be precious to this kind of Cheng dΓΉ, one person with two meat fillings, so that these children were so happy, Lin Hong vaguely felt that something seemed to be touched in his heart, his eyes were very satisfied and looked at the girl as a temporary tour guide, with a soft smile on his face, the eldest sister who can share precious food must be very kind in her heart, although Lin Hong is not a good person, and he is not generous enough to give money when he sees a poor person, that will only bring trouble to himself.
What he can do is to fund them as much as possible on the basis of not causing unnecessary trouble to himself, and the method is very simple, naturally it is to give the girl some extra tips, which can be regarded as an explanation of his inner kindness.
(I originally wanted to see if I could write 10,000 words.,But it seems that it can't hold on.,85oo words are at the limit.,Don't separate.,Let's go up together.,It's also very late to update today.,I'll leave my hometown tomorrow.,It's going to be back to normal update time in the future.γ οΌ